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SAN DIEGO, APRIL 15, 2024GOVX Becomes the Presenting Sponsor of Operation MWRThe official announcement highlights 60+ exclusive global events between May and June of 2024.San Diego, CA— GOVX, the online shopping platform exclusively for current and former U.S. military service members, first responders, emergency medical professionals, and other government personnel, is honored to announce its… Read More »GOVX Becomes the Presenting Sponsor of Operation MWR
The latest GOVX donation – $18,282 – was provided to the non-profit organization, the Green Beret Foundation. Generated by the support of the GOVX member community, this donation contributes directly to the Green Beret Foundation’s initiative to provide Special Forces Soldiers and their families with emergency, immediate, and ongoing support.
GOVX is honored to announce its official partnership to sponsor Tough Mudder Los Angeles and the 2024 San Diego Spartan Event Weekend. As part of a 2-year agreement, GOVX will also serve as the official verification platform for qualified members.
This latest donation – $18,908 – was provided to the non-profit organization, Our Military Kids. Generated by the support of the GOVX member community, this donation contributes directly to Our Military Kid’s continued mission to offer extracurricular activity grants to the children and teens of deployed National Guard, Reserve, and post-911 combat wounded, ill, or injured Veterans in treatment.
This latest donation – $22,447 – was provided to the non-profit organization, First Responder Children’s Foundation. Generated by the support of the GOVX member community, this donation was the product of a multi-pronged effort combining proceeds from orders placed through GOVX.com, and a generous supplementary donation match of $7,447 from Fire Dept. Coffee, the veteran-owned, firefighter-operated coffee company.
GOVX announced today an official partnership with three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion and AB Motorsports team owner/driver, Antron Brown
A donation of $24,497 was provided to the non-profit organization, FireFighterAid. Generated by the support of the GOVX member community, this donation was the product of multi-pronged effort combining proceeds from orders placed through GOVX.com, and a generous supplementary donation match of $8,165 from Luminox, the high-performance watch brand.
GOVX partnered with the athletic apparel brand Born Primitive and MMA champion and Ohio firefighter Stipe Miocic to generate donation-based funds on behalf of the military and first responder non-profit, Folds of Honor.
GOVX, the online shopping platform exclusively for current and former first responders, U.S. military servicemembers, emergency medical professionals, and other government personnel, is honored to announce its official partnership with NHRA.
GOVX, the online shopping platform exclusively for current and former first responders, U.S. military servicemembers, emergency medical professionals, and other government personnel, is honored to announce its official partnership to sponsor the 2024 US Tough Mudder and Spartan series seasons.
The latest donation – $29,922 – was provided to the non-profit organization, The Honor Foundation. Driven by the support of the GOVX member community and generously matched by a supplementary donation from athletic apparel brand Born Primitive.
GOVX's latest donation – $17,382 – was provided to the non-profit organization, Home Base. Generated by the support of the GOVX member community, this donation contributes directly to Home Base’s continued mission to help servicemembers, Veterans, and their families heal from the invisible wounds of war.
GOVX's latest donation - $17,852 – was provided to the non-profit organization, Dogs on Deployment. Generated by the support of the GOVX member community, this donation contributes directly to Dog on Deployment’s ongoing mission to connect servicemembers with volunteers willing to board and care for their pets during deployment or other service commitments.
San Diego, CA —GOVX, the online shopping platform exclusively for current and former military, first responders, emergency medical professionals, and other government personnel, announced today it is now an Official Partner of PBR (Professional Bull Riders).
This latest donation - $16,920 – was provided to the non-profit organization, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). Generated by the support of the GOVX member community, this donation contributes directly to IAVA’s ongoing mission to connect, unite and empower post-9/11 veterans through education, advocacy, and community.
GOVX, the online shopping site exclusively for current and former military, first responders, emergency medical professionals, educators, and other government employees, proudly announces its latest monthly donation through its GOVX Gives Back program.
With the support of the GOVX member community, GOVX was able to donate $9,794 through this latest campaign, with contributions donated directly to their mission of establishing therapeutic and recreational programs that promote healing and growth for those living with traumatic physical or mental injuries.
With the support of the GovX member community, GovX was able to donate $9,500 with this latest campaign, with the contributions going directly to the foremost organization in memorializing fallen law enforcement heroes.

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CHRIS BOHNERT - CPO

Chris joined GOVX in 2015, bringing more than 15 years of product, marketing and general management experience in the consumer internet space. As head of Product at GOVX, Chris leads product management, design and business intelligence for the entire product portfolio.


Chris began his career at Active Network in 2002 and helped grow the company from start-up to a successful IPO in 2011. During his time at Active Network, Chris managed several teams and product-lines, including the flagship media property, Active.com and the eCommerce division.


In 2012, Chris joined Takelessons, an online education marketplace matching students with qualified teachers. As VP of Product and Technology, he led a cross-functional team, including engineering, product management and design.


Chris earned a BA from the University of Arizona and an MBA from San Diego State University.

ADAM HOMZE - VP ENGINEERING

Adam joined GOVX in 2014 as the Vice President of Software Development and is responsible for leading the software development group, how our applications are built, and scaling the GOVX tech stack.


Since 2005, Adam has actively participated in the growth phase of several startups; holding multiple technical and leadership positions. Over that time, he has developed a wide range of skills to tackle the challenges inherent in building technology companies.


Adam earned a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego.

AARON PELANDER - VP MARKETING

Aaron leads the marketing team at GOVX, and is responsible for communicating the value of GOVX to military, first responders and government employees nationwide. He works closely with all areas of the GOVX business, including the Creative, Merchandising and Product teams, to ensure that the GOVX member experience is world class.


Before joining GOVX, Aaron held senior marketing and management roles at Provide Commerce and the Active Network. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Arizona and his MBA from San Diego State University.

AMBER MILLER - CRO

Amber joined GOVX in early 2014 to head up marketing and member acquisition. She has been leading the Ecommerce efforts since 2016 focusing on the 2 most important customers at GOVX: our deserving members and the brands that provide outstanding products to members.


Prior to GOVX, Amber worked at Active Network for close to 10 years developing a business unit responsible for selling and fulfilling advertising for some of the world’s top endurance events.


Amber holds an MBA from University of San Diego and a B.A from University of California, San Diego.

JOEL PASION - CCO

As Chief Creative Officer, Joel oversees all branding, web, print and other design requirements of the Company. Prior to joining GOVX, he served as Chief Creative Officer for AnyArt, Inc., which operates the AnyArt e-commerce website. Before that, he served as Creative Director for ClosingCorp, a real estate data provider serving large banks and real estate companies. Prior to ClosingCorp, Joel was the Creative Director for Epic Cycle Interactive, a San Diego web and design agency working with major league sports teams.


Before relocating to San Diego, Joel taught web, multimedia and technology courses at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He earned a B.A. in Biology from St. John’s University.

ROB MORRISON - CTO

Rob serves as CTO for GOVX and oversees all software development associated with the GOVX.com Web site as well as integrations with Vendor-Partner ERP/ecommerce platforms.


Prior to joining GOVX, Rob was a Partner with Kore Technologies, where he architected and developed the company’s ecommerce web platform used by large institutions to facilitate transactions through integrations with large enterprise systems.


Prior to joining Kore Technologies, Rob was a technical lead with Intuit, which owns Quicken, QuickBooks and other financial and accounting software applications.


Prior to his work at Intuit, Rob was Manager of Advanced Product Development for Epicor where he managed a large-scale Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system designed for Microsoft BackOffice.


Rob received a B.S. in Computer Sciences from East Carolina University.

CAROL SCHNUGG - CFO

Carol serves as Chief Financial Officer for GOVX and oversees all financial, accounting and administrative matters for the Company as well as negotiating and administrating Brand-Partners’ wholesale pricing. Prior to joining GOVX, she served as Controller for Billabong’s Sector 9 company, where she oversaw its acquisition by Billabong and was recruited to oversee all financial and accounting matters along with managing its e-commerce site.


Carol previously owned and operated her own accounting and tax practice and was an accountant with Deloitte & Touche.


Carol received a B.S. in finance from San Diego State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

ALAN COLE - CEO/PRESIDENT

Alan began his career as co-founder and President of DELTYME Corporation, a San Diego-based web services firm working with national clients including Target, Cisco Systems, Costco and Garden Fresh.


After stepping away from an operating role at DELTYME, Alan attended business school at the University of Texas with a focus on entrepreneurial management. During his time in Austin he took on due diligence responsibilities at Gefinor Ventures (an early stage venture firm) and worked in marketing and business development roles in several Austin-area startups including Convio and Metreos.


Alan ultimately moved back to San Diego to join Active Network, where he held executive responsibility for the company's $50M Media + Marketing division. After six years with Active Network, Alan moved on to serve as COO of TakeLessons, an online education marketplace connecting students with qualified teachers. In late 2016, Alan joined GOVX as CEO.

Alan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Santa Clara University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

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